LISTEN: Gil Brandt ruthlessly rails on Dwayne Haskins following quarterback’s death

In the aftermath of the tragedy regarding the death of quarterback Dwayne Haskins, an outpouring of support has been prevalent. The former Ohio State star was beloved by his college teammates and coaches, and teammates and competitors alike spoke about the former Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Football Team quarterback’s impact.

Unfortunately, Gil Brandt of SiriusXM NFL Radio and NFL.com has made himself part of the conversation. While Brandt recognized that Haskins’ death is tragic, he also made some controversial comments regarding the quarterback’s career that had the football world in an uproar.

Here is @Gil_Brandt on NFL radio when asked about Dwayne Haskins.
“He was a guy that was living to be dead.”
“It was always something” with Haskins
“Maybe it he stayed in school a year he wouldn’t do silly things [like] jogging on a highway.” pic.twitter.com/cuZZdqYOck

— Pete Damilatis (@PeteDamilatis) April 9, 2022

“I hate anytime anybody is killed, or anybody dies,” started Brandt. “But he was a guy that was living to be dead, so to speak. You know, they told him, don’t, under any circumstances, leave school early. You just don’t have the work habits, you don’t have this, don’t have that. What’d he do? Left school early.

“I also remember this — we invited players to the draft, and he was one of the players we invited to the draft. And we were told no, we’re going to have our own party. His own party was a party at the bowling alley, charging fifty bucks to get into the bowling alley for his party. It was always something, you know? It’s one of those things. I’m never offside, but they keep calling me for offsides, is what it is.

“It’s a tragic thing — anytime anybody dies is tragic. Especially when you’re 24 years old, and you got your whole life ahead of you. But maybe if he just stayed in school a year, he wouldn’t do silly things. I mean, when you’re jogging on a highway, on a road like that, that leaves it open. Because I’ll tell you, it’s so — guy has two drinks, and he’s just a little bit to the right side of the road, and gets hit and killed. It’s easy to happen.”

As you can see, Brandt comments on Haskins can be conceived as ill-timed and inconsiderate. Upon hearing the audio, multiple football personalities took to Twitter to respond to the callous opinion.

“How is this real,” Mina Kimes of ESPN tweeted, responding to the original audio.

Additionally, Louis Riddick of ESPN spoke directly to Brandt, tweeting him in the immediate aftermath.

“I really hope you didn’t mean what you said about Dwayne @Gil_Brandt,” tweeted Riddick.

Afterwards, Riddick tweeted about how a lack of respect for others is becoming a problem within the industry.

“Lack of respect for others man. It’s a big problem. A BIG problem,” tweeted Riddick. “It isn’t that hard of a concept to understand, but the struggle for some of you is real. We live in some interesting times.”

Gil Brandt is receiving a lot of hate for his comments — and it’s easy to say it’s deserved. However, on a day like Saturday, the focus should be on the life and career of Dwayne Haskins, and the stories from his family, colleagues, coaches, opponents and teammates regarding how much better their lives were for knowing him.